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Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension has completed a fossil fuel divestment program to exit its portfolio of oil and gas stocks worth US$520 million with the sale of Italy's ENI. The fund, which oversees $20 billion in client assets, has undergone ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... predicter of future trends than ESG ratings." Despite the challenges, Millais remains optimistic about fossil fuel divestment across the finance sector. "It's been clear to us since 2014 that the window is closing on any investment in the fossil ...

California considers bill to force fossil fuel divestment for CalPERS, CalSTRS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... stability and growth of those funds; and the well-being of pension beneficiaries and California communities, fossil fuel divestment is the only prudent course of action. For California and for our public investments, it's not a matter of if, but when ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... (ex-Australia). The portfolio will aim to mitigate environmental risks while targeting a better risk-adjusted return. Fossil fuel divestment falls into three camps, those investors who believe that the sector will suffer significant value destruction ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... has been widely adopted in Australia, pointing to the fact that exclusion of companies on grounds such as fossil fuel divestment may prove impractical. "For example, consider Australia and the environmental impacts of the fossil fuel sector," he said. ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... research," according to the university. The University of Melbourne is putting in place a framework for fossil fuel divestment for its AU$2 billion endowment fund, Tait said. The endowment is managed by the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VMFC) ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... first foray into social investment - that's a harbinger of things to come in the Australian landscape. The Fossil fuel divestment story has a lot of noise about it, and while it may not be having a material impact on companies that are divesting, it ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... management that are not reflected in their actual portfolio governance, they could be liable." See Also: Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate examining the legal and governance issues behind fossil fuel divestment. A superannuation fund's decision around divestment from fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be grounded ...

Future Home Loans to broker fossil fuel free loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... with nine mortgage brokers that the founders of Future Super have provided training around the issues of fossil fuel divestment and the Australian banking sector, Verwey said. Future Home Loans have identified a list of fossil fuel free lenders, including ...
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